1. SRP’s Workforce Needs
Heidi Schaefer

2. Industry Statistics
“The average age of utility craft workers is 50 years old, the highest average for any industry.”
Edison Electric Institute
Electric Perspectives Magazine
September/October 2005 issue
“The loss of critical knowledge and the inability to find replacements with utility-specific skills are the two biggest challenges that public power utilities face as a result of the aging workforce.”
The American Public Power Association
September 2005
“Workforce Planning for Public Power Utilities”
50% of current utility industry workers will be eligible to retire by 2010.
CALIBER, ICF Consulting

3. 1986 SRP Employees
Retirement Eligible

4. 1996 SRP Employees
Retirement Eligible

5. 2006 SRP Employees
Retirement Eligible

6. Critical Pipeline Activity

7. Industry Skill Deficiency
Skill Area
% Companies Noting Deficiency
Selected Occupations
Technical Knowledge
56%
Power Plant Operators, Electrical Power Line Installers and Repairers
Mathematical Ability
54%
Electricians
Communication Skills
First Line Supervisors
Mechanical Ability
46%
Maintenance and Repair Workers
Reasoning Ability -
Interpersonal Skills
Reading Comprehension
41%
Spatial Ability
33%
Physical Ability
Perceptual Skills
28%
Source: Utility Business Education Coalition, Issues Update, Fall 2005

8. SRP needs Jobs Additional skills needed across jobs
Tradesmen (HS, job-specific courses, OJT, experience)
Designers (HS + job-specific courses)
Highly trained quantitative analysts (BS or higher)
Statistician
Demand side management engineer
Additional skills needed across jobs
Bilingualism
Applied skills (professionalism, work ethic)

9. What is SRP Doing? Supporting K-12 school Learning grants
Teacher training
Supporting Higher Education
Partnered with MCCD to Fund High Tech Workforce Study
Partner with ASU
Programs to attract new talent
Apprenticeship programs (12 trades)
Rotation programs (6 departments)
Programs to develop existing talent
Leadership development programs
Mentoring
Employee Interest Groups